NYC politician caught secretly using AI in Q&A invokes language barrier as defense

A New York City councilwoman-elect has admitted to using artificial intelligence to communicate with voters and answer media inquiries. Susan Zhuang, a Brooklyn Democrat who won her race to represent a district in the southern portion of the New York City borough, acknowledged her use of popular AI platforms such as ChatGPT after being confronted about the issue by the New York Post, according to a report from the outlet this week. The acknowledgment came after the New York Post sent Zhuang an inquiry asking what "makes someone a New Yorker," with the councilwoman-elect reportedly replying with a 101-word response that made the publication suspicious. "New York City, the concrete jungle where dreams come true. Being a New Yorker means having an unstoppable hustle, unbreakable resilience and unrivaled independence," the response said.